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Ruben Tidwell

Case from Buffalo, NY dated Aug 26, 2009

Victim Details

Ruben Tidwell

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Buffalo

NY

2009-08-26

2009-08-26

37

Ruben

Tidwell

07/23/2026


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In the late summer of 2009, the life of 37-year-old Reuben Tidwell III was tragically cut short in Buffalo, New York. An African-American man, Tidwell's death on August 26, 2009, was determined to be a homicide. The specific details of the force that led to his death have not been publicly disclosed by authorities, leaving a veil of mystery over the final moments of his life. His death left a profound and lasting wound on his family and the community, a pain that has not subsided with the passag ...
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  • Reuben TIDWELL Obituary (2009) - Buffalo
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